The Sun. — London, England, 1864-07-28 00:00:00

MONEY MARKET ANP CORMIRCIAL INTELLIGENCE, CITY, TWELVE o'CLoCK. There has been a general suspension of business in the discount market, awaiting the result of the 13 'Lk Court. At the forthcoming meeting of the Electric and International Telegraph Company a dividend of 4 per cult, for the past half-yelr will ln recommended. The last week's railway receipts, ascertained up to 11,15 day, are, in round figures, as under :- 1864. 1863. Great Wester n £69,558 £ 68,342 North-Western"' 'es' 6 " tSothester 30,239 27,224 righton. n 23,333 22,162 soiticitiliandia.s.te.;.l:. .................. .. ...... ••• • • • 49,390 41,529 27,941 28,176 Great Northe L antaslair rn ....•.. .. Bristol and a nd xet Y er orkshire.. - 1 , 3 6,992 . . i , - II orth Eastern C9,09 Z 55,050 kanehester Shaft ld,and Lincoln 19,231 17,133 Great Eaatern e ' last These returns when compared with those of the year are in most instances of a very satisfac tZ3' character. There is an increase on the Great . V v es tern of £ 1 ,216; North Western, £9,905 ; South i %stern, £3,015 ; B r i g h ton, £ 1,171; M i dland, 44 '' 61 ; Great Northern, £4,457; the Lancashire ti t'd York s h ire, £7,120; Bristol and Exeter, £l3l ; t forth Eastern, £3,942 ; Manchester, Sheffield, and ,:," ..°.e°ln, £2,098 ; an d G rea t Eastern, £4,579; 'lie the South Eastern show a decrease of £232. Two O'CLOCK. s t e , 43 Paris, this day, according to Mr. Renter's 4 . egra m, the Three per Cent. Relates were 66f. 05c. 'in demand. m T he dire c t ors o f th e Bank of England, at their e et ing to-d a y, h ave re f ra i ne d f rom making any Ch er alteration in their terms of discount. The rl,lketed ad vance h es , consequently, not been •eabsed, and the matter has already assumed a i t lleter asp ec t. The pressure for accommodation !Pea the resources of the establishment was the j ( eson assign d e for the anticipated m ovemen t ; now 44 t no additional measure has been found neces. 41 7 the market may temporarily become a little Nothing of importance has occurred this mo rn . 1 F; to revive the languidness of the market for English Stocks. A limited number of sales has " ec eeioned a decline of 1-16 per cent., bat this de. predation is perhaps equally due to the small busi. 44 transacted Consols are 89k, 90 for money, And 9 0 1.16 3.16 for the account. The New Threes i % tl i Reduc e d A nnu iti es are 891 ; the Annuities, „' B5 . 14 11-16 ; I nd i a 5 per Cents., 104 i 1051 ; and 15e D ebentures, 981. t . 1 . 1 the Forei gn M ar k e t th ere i s very li tt l e ac -61°37, and prices are tolerably steady. Turkish ZPer Cents., 1862, are 691 ; do. Consolides, 491 ; 'Mexican, 2q-e l ; do. New, 26 ; Greek, 23,i ; the Confederate Passiv e , 28 ; Portuguese, 47i 48 ; an d " Confederate Loan, 751761. In the Railway Share Market a firmer tone has Prevailed. Business, however, has been chiefly co nfined to operations in connection with the set tle/tent. Great Eastern have improved ss, Lance 'hire and Yorkshire, and Great Western, 100 ; Man. C hester, Sheffield, and Lincoln L 1;. and Metropoli. he, 153. The Foreign and Colonial lines show littl e or no e gange as regards prices. B ank and Miscellaneous Shares remain dull. Alliance Bank declined to 591 ; Locomotive Cotton pre ss sha res are quote d 14 21 prem ; Thames Plate Gl ass Com' anvs Shares are quoted 1 to 2 prem.; 'laritime Credit Company, lt to 21 prem. r, , 01BRITISH FUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK. P , 3 -.I,NIIENT FUNDS. Per Cent, Consols j3° Account,3 Aug....98k ,per Cent. Reduced ,:!,e'. l, 3 per Cent "e i , 2i per Cent. Jan. 1891 — A .U ° 0 per Cent Jan. 1873 a "Iltulities, 30 r" ex expire '6th Jan., 1880.. Lc. for 30 yr Y s, S eXpire sth April, 1885... 14 11-16 bo (Red Sea Telegraph), Aug. 1908... — March. June Elellequer Bills, £l,OOO, 3 & 31 per Cent. 6 dis . Do L5OO D o , 1100 and £2OO aoc t / r 3. 212 114 England Stk, 5i per Ct. ji° Account. I Ath ."knar. tot GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. a Stock, t o Account 10 per ~ p 1 Cent A rillB, 1 212 fi's° Ago Cent. July, 1870 1--.° Unt. .. '"o 4 Per Cent., Oct, 1888 „ Do Certificates -110 Enfaced Paper, 4 per Cent .. Do 6 per Cent,, Jan. 1872 — i , 6 1 per Cent., May, 1879 4 - 1 „ 0 4 per Cent., Aug, 1866 kfu Bonds Ll,OOO — D 0 under £1,000.. FOREIGN FUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK. Atta triall Bonds, 5 per Cent .. n .. Do 1859 Qrs2ilian 6 per Cent Uo 4} per Cent., 1852.58-60 A 1)0 1863 — -11 ,, c ti 0 fi Ayres 6 per Cent . "„0 Account — b s vo 1 per Cent. (Deferred 3 per Cent.) — "'ilian 6 per Cent n uo 4i pet Cent. .... i ', ol onablan 6 per Ce ‘ , llb a , 6 per Cent. b 11 0 5 per Cent, 1864 Tfinador New Consolidated, 1 per Cent — b anish 3 per Cent., 1825 'tYptian. 7 per Cent — Q Second Issue - - teek 5 per C ent., 1821 - 5 , ex-Coupons -0, 0 ,, a. '-'0 Acco un t D 0 Coupons no Accoun t .... , — ~uste rnala 5 per Cent. It a li a n B3 9 and 1859 t e . 6 per Cent.(Maremmana Railway) D 28 a ~acan 3 per Cent Account °l, 6 per Cent, 1864 '",,0 trench Scrip, Ex. 25f 20c.. — die 4- '9 6 per Cent. Anglo-French Di •k„ to Scrip, £23 paid kr°tieb. Imperial 5 per Cent eiliv Granada 11 - ' 0 2 per Cent. D O Deterred p 0 Land Warrants (Hectares) — enNilau 41 per Cent _ 11 -° 3 per Cent. (Uribarren)... -41 li Cent 1862 h per •. _ _ A T i a Account _ ( ) - " l luese 3 per Cent., 1853 • • -0 Account , 6...0. 471 8 1) 03 ' 1866, '7, ' 9 ) 60 ) `) ' • b per Cen.,„ It h ° Account _ t B ifiti. 6 per Cent., .1822, £ St _ 1; ) 0 4 / per Cent., 1850 _ L , 1860 _ 4 2 per Cent 1859 _ D ° ° per Cent, 1862 -n° Anglo-Dutch Pm 1344", Scrip, £39 paid t i l o i tn 5 per Cent Sp f ,,,. Account ifleu 3 per Cent b° „Account I? `New Deferred b° Account 2 S VI Passi v e FS Account — PD. C' 4* 1) 1*1 Cert. o f C oup not f un d e d 9i t34 4 ccou n t b b lil t 4 per C en t. — i '!urk,::? r iP, i'3o paid . pm ' I I - "A ti Per Cent. 1854 91 901 11 A 1) 06 amount _... ~ Der Cent. 1863 D°A,ic ount o £lO O Bond s b ° 6 per C ent. 1862 69/ I I lio cc Bond. 4;100 D ° Do 1863 .. 69/ ° Guarauteed, 4 per Cmat. ° GI pwr Cent., 1862 ' 1 , 0 Acc mint .................... 1 0 Sce p £3O paid .................. 81 dis 4 per Cent .................... Dividends on the above payable in London . 11, 11 , 3t rifTa, 6 per Cent.. Ex. 10 Florins, '`R'ittu 4i per Cent., Ex. 26f. ........ -- b 1 ) ,u A ccount — i. - - 4 ,,,'°4 21, par Cont., Ex. 12 Guil t„,'; ; ° 4 per Cent. Certificates .. : '"ati 13 per Cent., 1361, Ex. 23 francs , D o ' 1 7 r ount - „: 401 1 Relates, 2 per Cent 11,:',Wifin Dollar Bonds, 41 per Ct. Ex. 4s. - Molitese, 5 per Cent,, Ex. 25f — C 3 TWO O'CLOCK, ,4019 l‘lone '0 Anoount ...•', .. ............. ... l 'ivezpool Cotton Market—This Day, 41 tkct firm, Bales prolnial,y 7,000 Wes. PREFERENCE SHARES. Great Northern, 5 per cent.. 113 k Great Western, 5 per cent. rd. pref., 100 1] (it. Western, South Wales, gua. 5 per cent., 1021 PREFERENCE SHARES AND STOCKS. Great Northern, 51 LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. Chester and Holyhead, , Ditto, 5 per cent., 1141 Shrew bury and Hereford, 131 FOREIGN RLILWAY& San l'aulo gua. 7 per cent., 1O FOREIGN MINES. St. John dcl Rey (lira.), 39 BANKS.; &gra and 31 isterman's (lira.), Ditto (£”, 2 a Anglo Austrian, 7 Bank of British Columbia, 11 British and Californian, lira., 5 European Bank, Urn., 144 Imperial Bank of India, china, and Japan , lint , 7 0 1 Imperial Ottoman, 17 London and Colonial (Um.), 21 London Joint Stock, (A. London and Westminster, 17 National of Liverpool, limited, Ditto. new, ISI Fcinde, Pur.,ab, and Delhi, lim., 131 Union of London, tat 46 MISCELLANEOIIS. Berlin Water Works, Urn., 9 Credit Foncler of Mauritius, lira„ 4 English and Scottish Marine, Um., 5} Gen. Credit and Finance of London, Um., 64 7 Hudson's Bay, 17 Joint Stock Discount, lira.. 71 a M dras Irrigation and Canal, 1 Royal Mail Steam, V.oi A DELIGHTFUL STORY TOLD BY CHARLES LAMB ABOUT COLERIDGE (now delightfully told by the Spectator).—Chas. Limb paid a visit to the philosopher at Highgate, and, as usual, was detained in the garden by an eloquent peroration on some obscure point in metaphysics. To make Bute of his friend, Coleridge seized him by the coat button, delivering his grand monologue with closed eyes, legs firmly set, and his head thrown backwards as if addressing tho clouds. There seemed no escaping the terrible flow of eloquence, but Charles Lamb's ready wit suggested a means. He quietly took a penknife from his pocket, cut the fatal .button, and then made off in great haste to visit another friend at Highgate. Returning the same way, some hours after, he peeped in at Coleridge's gate, and—there stood the great metaphysician, exactly as he had kit him, the button between his fingers, and the head thl own up into the sky. The soft flow of his silvery speech was pouring forth as melodiously as ever, without stop and without break. Si 120)3 vero, e ben trovato. BY advices from Hamburg the price of gold is 425 per Naar and the short exchan7 on London is 13.51 per £1 sterling. standard gold at the English Mint price is, therefore, about 3-10tha per cent, dearer in London than in Hamburg. ISILA.RE MARKETS—This day. ORDINARY SIIARtS AND STOOBB. Share Railways. Paid, Clueing Business Pflug. dela. Vol., and Str. Val. Blythe and Tyne. Bristol and Exeter II Si 85 8 124 125 !Caledonian tort z and Bandon : , 'ornw,tll. 6 7 1. 1116 i) Do A A gets no div Do. B otVil paid n.h to B. o.p aas Dublin & BellaF;t Junc. I Dun.,Perth,& Ab. Junc. Edinburgh & Glasgow. tilatig. and S. Western. Great Eastern, Ord. stk _.. 35 36 16 17 91 93 110 112 48 49 Ditto A steak Ditto Nast ,ing, Haft st GreatNorthof Scotland Great Northern Do A stock Do l 4 do 44,16•44 Gt. S. and W. of Irelan , Great Airestern Do Sir Val gua. stoc Lancashire et Yorkshire London and 1 - 1 lackw all Lon., Bright,,. 4 S. Coast Lon., Chat, and Dover Lon. & North Western Lan. & So'.th Western Man., She!., h Lins;)in. 51teryport and Carlisle. 1)0 shies e tropolt tan ....•...... Mlillat Do New . 7t 7/ 138 140 157 153 122 tat 90 9 , , tOi 69. 119 1191 09 71 115 tO6 93 44 116 i 117 18 99 66 (7 111 .112 1374 113 Do Diming. & Derby lid. Gt. W. of Irelano 107 IC9 shares 311 d Ketrt . Do Crsy Lite ;North British Edin., Perth, & Dundee Nth. Eastern—.Berwitn. Do, G.N.I. purehar.4, Do Leeds 54 E 5 25 46 107 108 Do York Do Carliele North London Do New North Staffordshire N. and. S. W. Junction Scottish Central Soot. N. E., Aber. stock Do Scot Yid. stock Shrews. and Welohpoo , Shropshire Union 1 South De-ron.. ...... South Eastern South Wales S. York. and River Dun . Staines,Wok.,andWok. Stockton Darlington Do Do New, 180 G Taff Vale- ...... Do 13 Do C Ulster Do Do Vale of Neath Victoria eta. and Pim Waterford & Kilkenny West Cornwall W. Hartlepool Her. k 3 West Midland -Oxford Do Newport Do Hereford e 3 G 4 95 90 126 129 1 2 p 79 81 It.l 11} 126 130 38 40 57 59 25 37 921 93k 1 103 105 8 9 37i 38 3 / 4 10 3 / 4 11 3 / 4 E 3 / 4 93 / 4 165 170 6 7 t 1 3 100 105 33 36 BRITISH POSSESSIONS. Closing Shan Railways Paid. Price. Business done Du Atlantic &St Lawrenck all 58 60 Sk Bom.,Baroda&.Cent Inc ito 1001 101 i 101 ( Gnu. 5 per ocnt,.. .... 20 Do. New . ..... ...... 8 20 Do. E. Shares. 2 04 Buflalo and Laxeliurou all et 51 10 Do. Preference . all 8 9 1 00 Buffalo,Brant,&Godrie . b 00 75 80 6 p. et. bd s. July 1 Aug 1, 100 Do. do. , 187',. 100 75 10 100 Do. do. June 1, 1877 100 75 80 at Cleutts..&S.Eastn. (Lim 100 97 99 st Cape Town & Dock Scrii 100 94 95 stook Eastn. Bengal gu. sp. ( 100 102 104 103 Ot00; East Indian. go. sp. c 100 1011 1021 10;i 20 Do. do. G Ext l5 par 4 p 20 Do. do. H do. stock Grand Trunk of Canada 100 191 201 100 Do. Ist Pref. Bonds all 72 74 100 Do. do. deferred all 61 63 617 100 Do. 2d Pref. Bonds all 66 68 100 Do. do. deferred all 55 57 10 0 Do. 3d Pref. stock 100 Do. do. deferred all 43 45 100 Do. 4th Pref. stock all 28 40 100 Do. do. deferred all 26 28 stook GtlndlaPentn..rua.sp.o 100 102 103 103 20 Do. New gua:s p. o l2 par 4p Do. January, 1862 stock Gt. South.of India (Lim guaranteed 5 per cent. 100 99 101 2.0 i Gt. W. oi Canada Shares all 91 91 Do. New .. .. ... . 18 111 101 , 100 Do. 6 p.c. '73 with't opt. all Be 01 100 Do. 54 p. c. do. '77- 8 .. , all 82 84 10 Indian Branch Limited 2 f d fp ig stock Madras. guar., sp. C. stook Do.4t p. c. Extension 100 93 05 stock Do. 41 20 Do. Fifth Extension 2 -- Stock Melb.Corp. 6p. o. Bnds lOO 50 Melb. & Hobson's Bay all 58 CO 100 Do. 7p. c. 51ortg. Bds all SO Newßruuswick & Cande Class A and B. all 3 5 N.lll.C'da3 pc Ist pi bds 100 82 84 stock Soinde ..........) (100 1011 101 stock Do. Delhi, lpl 100 100 101 20 Do. do 'r, t;i I 2 pr 41) at Do. Punjaub 1 all iOO 111 991 Do. Do. B'oOt Do. Endus.St. Flo.) .10C 01 95 , COLONIAL GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. tip.o.J a &J ul3 1877-84 Do. 41 p. c. Feb ct Aug. 100 100 $O3 Do. Ep. 0.51ar Sept 100 100 103 Do. sp. 0. Jan &July. 10C 87 8) Do. 5 Inscribed stock 100 87 8 0 ,Jape G.Hope, 6 p 0,1873 100 104 100 Do.Ap &Oct. 18 0 100 107 109 Do. 1891 100 119 11l Do. Jan. & July, 1891.. 100 107 109 ICoylon, N0v.1878, 6p c 100 111 113 IMau. - itius 6 per cent .. 100 105 107 - I Natal Gov. 6 per cent. 100 106 108 IN.E.Goy.Cp.c.Ja.&July 100 90 101 i Do. bp. c.Ap. & Oct. 100 - N. S.W. 1.: ov. 6 p a., ltk't 100 97 99 Du. sp. e.,18r1 to 187( 100 97 98 - 1 Do. d0.,1888 &upwds 100 971 08 4 - 1 `Few Zealand 6 p cent. 100 - ,Nows Sootia Gov. 6p. 0. sterling, 1875 lOO 100 102 ' Queensland Gcv. 6p. c lOO 103 10i !B.Aus G6p.0.1878.& up lOO 106 103 ;Vic.Gov. 6 p.c. Ja.&July lOU - Do. to 6 p.o. An.4oot. 100 1.0 111 109/-- 13RTTISH MINES. 2 .Jambrian Consol. Gold 1 % id _;liflord Amalgamated 33 34 Devon G. Cone. (Tavist.) 1 575 685 East Bassett (Illogan) 30 66 68 - • East Clogau Gold Ltd East Caradon ..... 1.14.6 271 28 28i East Care Brea , 3.4.0 7 71 E. CPPlRussol (Tavistk ): 8.13.0 41 5 Gam.&St.Autlyn(Gwen 58! 6 8 Great South Tolg - us 17s 2i z% (. Wheal Vor ( 11 elston 40 28 30 0— Grenville 6.16.0 61 7% llercAl's-Foot ...... 8.12 38 40 Kingston Downs 4.18.0 3% 4% Lady Bertha 3largaret (Ony Lelant ilk 8 10 Malta Valley.• 4 )lyndy Iron Ore (Lim ; 2% 1% I d New Seton l9l 75 85 - • North Downs 2% 1% 2 N.Wli'l Basset(lllo4an, 3.1.0 1% 1% INorth Wheal Crotty t'ar Consols (St. Blaze) 20 Vrovidence(UnyLelnt.; 100.7 39 41 18outhCaradon(St.Cleer, It 455 475 IS. Carn Brea (Illogan) S.Wheal Fran. (Mo) an 18.13.9 45 00 i Stray Park ramarsllv,l6Lead ALin — 'fin Croft 9 17 18 West Basset (Illegan) ll 9 10 W Cr radon (Liskeard' 5 15 17 West Soton Whe3l Basset (Mogan, 5% 871 Wheal Buller(ltediuth; 10 x 7 29 Wheal Kitty (U.Lelant) 2.0.8 WhealLudcott Wheal Mary Ann ;Lien ) 8 13 15 I Wheal Deton 5Bl 225 230 Wheal Trelawney (Lis.) 7 19 21 I Wheal Union 3.17 14 2 13.14. 9.16.i l THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, JULY 28, 1864. THE YELVERTON MARRIAGE CASE, JUDGMENT. HOUSE OF LORDS-(THIS YELVERTON V. TELVERTON (OR LONGWORTR). This morning their lordships assembled to deliver judg ment In the long litigated case of Yelverton v. Yelverton (or Longworth). It was an appeal against the decision of the Courts below that the marriage of the Hon. Major elvertela with Miss Teresa Longworth was a valid one, The case was go regularly reported in this journal daring its progress that no abstract of the proceedings is necessary. There were present this morning the Lord Chancellor, Lord Kingsdown, Lord Wensleydale, and Lord Chelms • ford. Lord Brougham was absent. Mr Roll, Q.C., the Lord Advocate, the Attorney-Ganeral, Sir H. Cairns, Q.C,, Mr Whiteside, , and the other (*tinsel in the case, were present. The Lord Chancellor first delivered his judgment, He said that on this painful case he desired to make no obser vation which was not absolutely necessary to define the legal position of the parties to the suit. The respondent sought in the court below to establish the fact of a marriage be tween herself and the appellant, first, on the ground of a mutual promise made when in Scotland, and, secondly, on the alternative of the evidence not being sufficient to prove an immediate contract; the respondent pleaded that there was a performance of marriage followed by cohabitation on the faith of that promise. The respondent affirmed on the record that a e eligious ceremony took place between the parties in Ireland which amounted to a marriage if there had been none before, but she was content in the Court be , low to say that this ceremony did not constitute a valid marriage, and having submitted so far it was not compe tent for her to take a different view of the case in that Court of Appeal. He should therefore give no opinion of what passed betweon the parties in Ireland, or whether that was sufficient to constitute marriage, it being plain that that point had been withdrawn. The case of the respondent is reduced to the two proposi tions, the first being that there was an immediate present contract of marriage by the exchange of mutual consent made at Edinburgh, on the 20th April, 1857. As to the nature of the consent which is to constitute marriage, I accept the observations of the Lord President, that it must be given mutually with a view and for the purpose of creat ing henceforth the relations of husband and wife. It is not necessary that the contract made should be followed by cohabitation. With respect to the evidence which shall be sufficient to prove that a marriage was so constituted great latitude is allowed by the law of Scotland. But I cannot agree with the Lord President in what seems to have been his opinion that it the respondent fail to substantiate an exchange of present consent at the particular time and place which are assigned, the Court is not warranted in declaring that a marriage was contracted between the parties. In my judgment, when the marriage is pleaded as having been contracted by parties in Scotland by means of an interchange of deliberate consent, it is not necessary to prove the particular place in Scotland, or the exact date when and where such consent was exchanged. The case of the respondent is that on Sunday, April 27, 1857, at a house in Scotland, a form of marriage was gone through, the form being the reading aloud by the appellant from the Prayer-book of the marriage service used by the Church of England. The Lord President insists that persons in a humble sphere of life, when contracting marriage in such a manner, seek to pre serve evidence of it by interchange of writings or by the presence and confirmation of witnesses. The respondent's case rests upon her statement, because it is neither said nor proved by the respondent that there was any writing inter changed or that there was any person present at this alleged interchange of consent. It is true that this admission has very much weakened the respondent's power and means of proving her case. But the omission itself is entirely in accordance with the truth and con sistency of that case. Her case is, and it is proved by various parts of the correspondence that the marriage took place between herself and the appellant, was to be kept secret, and not even answered in their mutual letters for fear of question, a caution which seems to have been observed until 1553, when we fiad the appellant for the first time writing to the respondent as " Madame Yelverton." But this occurs in the subsequent correspondence, and is a re markable confirmation of the respondent's statement that some engagement or promise relative to marriage took place upon the 13th of April. In a letter written on the 12th of July, the respondent reminds the appellant that his right to call her his own commenced exactly three months ego, namely, on the 12th of April. her words are, "My ears ache to hear the Inia, though I am convinced you might say it with perfect truth now and for exactly three months past." I regard this letter of the 12th July as a full proof of the truth of the respondent's chief allegation, namely, that there had been a marriage by mutual consent entered into at Edinburgh on the 12th April, 1857, but that there had not been cohabitation in consequence ce the refusal of the respondent to consent to cohabitation until a religious ceremony had been performed. The appellantindeed affirmed that there was sexual intercourse between himself and the respondent before in Edinburgh, 's7—on allegation which the judges in the court below refuse to give credence to, and contains to me a strong proof of the truth and honour of the respondent that she has denied that which the appellant affirms, for it was plainly her interest in one view of the case to have admitted that cohabitation did take place before she left Scotland iu April, 1857, inasmuch as it appears to me, and such I infer from his judgment would have been the opinion of the Lord President, that there would then have been no difficulty in arriving at the conclusion upon the evidence of the appellant subsequent that there had been a promise to marry given in Scotland, on the faith of which cohabitation, also, in Scotland had taken place be tween the parties. Bat before proceeding further respect ing the evidence, it is necessary to advert to the arguments so much pressed on the part of the appellant that it is in the highest degree improbable that any matrimonial con• nection would be followed between the respondent and the appellant, inasmuch as there is evidence from the corre spondence which took place between himself and the respon dent for three or four years previous to the respondent's arrival in Edinburgh, that the respondent had made the most indelicate advances to the appellant and was willing to be his mistress without a promise or ceremony of mar riage. Many hours were spent by the appellant's counsel in the attempt to give this colour to the correspondence. I abstain from making any other observation upon this most laboured part of the appellant's contention, than that it is in soy deliberate judgment most unwarranted and unjust. An amatory character is first given to the correspondence by the appellant. He addresses her as dear Theresa. When the lady proposes that the correspondence should terminate the appellant insists that it should be continued. The noble and learned lord here read several extracts from the corre spondence to show that the respondent's view of the posi tion was other than that alleged by the appellant in the part of his counsel's argument. He proceeded thereupon to say —I concur with the judgment of Lord Curriehill that it was at the request or from the encouragement of the appellant that the respondent came to Edinburgh in Feb , 1857; that there had not then been any promise to marry, but that there had been pending for years an honourable courtship. There fore in my judgment there is nothing in the case to render it impossible ; but, on the contrary, much to render possible the allegation of a secret marriage having taken place, or a t all events that the promise to marry had been mutually given. I return to the inquiry whether the respondent has given sufficient legal evidence of the marriage in Scotland by the exchange of present consent. The version of the appellant is that an illicit intercourse took place shortly after her arrival in Edinburgh in February. The appellant leas not even attempted to sustain his charge. It was, as I have already stated, disbelieved by the judges, and it appears to me to be wholly unjustified. The evidence. showed that the appellant was a constant visitor in the house where the respondent resided, and he was regarded by the persons who lived there as the respondent's accepted suitor. Evidence of a marriage must, therefore, be looked for subsequent to this, and must, if it exists, be found on the subsequent acts and correspondence between the time the respondent was in Edinburgh about the 15th or 16th of April, 1857, and her joining the appellant in the month following. In considering these letters it is most important to bear in mind that fact of which I am fully convinced in common with the judges of the Court below, namely, that no sexual intercourse had taken place between the appellant a Roman Catholic place cf worship, which was to be satis • factory to her conscience. This, with the fact, that there had hitherto been no consummation appear to me to in terpret the whole of the subsequent correspondence up to the time of their meeting in Ireland in accordance with the version of the respondent. It is difficult rightly to draw conclusions from the correspondence subsequent to this, because many letters have been destroyed or at least have net been produced; and also the letters being expressed in general terms, it is difficult to say that particular expree- appellant referred to a Scotch marriage, it could only mean that the ceremony was to satisfy the conscientious scruples of the respondent, and that it would not be regarded as such an acknowledgment as the law required. The noble and learned lord then proceeded to consider whether the latter correspondence could be fairly applied to any other relation between the parties than that which occurred in Ireland. The respondent contended that after the ceremony at Ros trevor she returned to the appellant and cohabited with him, and that this copula, coupled with the preceding promise in Scotland, constituted marriage. But there was no evidence of a promise in Scotland. A promise is Scotland was moreover merely local, and to prove a mar riage the copula must be distinctly referable to the promise. He thought it was impossible to connect this copula with any promise of marriage which took place in Edinburgh. lie (Lord Chelmsford) had examined the evidence with the greatest care and anxiety, as well as the arguments of counsel on both sides, knowing that moot serious issues were involved. Ho had no wish to favour either party. There was much to regret, much to condemn in the conduct of both, but it was not his duty to adjust the balance between them. All he had to do was to announce his decision judicially, and that was that the respondent had entirely failed to establish her marriage. Lord Kingsdown said the matter had been so fully con sidered that he would occupy the time of their lordships but for a few minutes. The question was not one of honour pr morals, but whether the court below had rightly decided the validity of the marriage. It was clear from the letters of the respondent that she had pressed the appellant very warmly ter a marriage, but he apparently saw the error of the step he had taken, and had determined not to trust himself to furtlier temptation. Tho purport of his letters ap peared to be this " If we meet again the result will be your ruin." The Irish marriage did not make them husband and wife. The respondent's own impression seemed to bo that the marriage would make them husband and wife in the eye of God, althcugh it might not in the eye of man. It was urged that the appellant had said to Father Mooney that the marriage was unnecessary as it had all been done before, out that he would do it again in order to satisfy the lady's conscience. These terms were very ansbign ous, and ho thought too much reliance ought not to be placed upon them. On the whole, he thought the judgment of the Court below ought to be reversed. The Attorney-General suggested that, in consequence of tine views of their lordships, the interlocutory of the Court below should be reversed, but without prejudice to the respondent; and that the matter be remitted on oath. The Lord chancellor declined to advise to adopt that course. The question was then put that the interlocutory of the Court below be reversed. _ _ Contents—Lord Wensleydale, Lord Chelmsford, and Lord Kingsdown. Non-COntent—The Lord Chancellor. The motion was then agreed to. The Lord Chancellor then put the question, that the decree should be made in accordance with the appeal, Agreed to. Thus this long and celebrated case is finally brought to a close. POLICE INTELLIGENCE—This Day, MARLBOROUGH-STREET. BREAMING OPEN A TILL AT MESSRS. SAVORY AND MOORE'S —Henry Camins, errapd-boy in the employ of Messrs. Savory and Moore, chemists, 220, Regent-areet, was charged before Mr Knox with breaking open a till and stealing the sum of £8 Se. 3d., the moneys of his employers. Mr Foster Blades, assistant, in the employ of Messrs. Savory and Moore, said that about half-past 11 on the 13th of July, while sitting in a room at the back of the chop the prisoner asked him whether ho should turn cff the gas. He told the prisoner to do so. Shortly after the porter made a communication to him, and on going into the shop he found a till, which he had seen safe up to half-past 10, and the key of which ho had in hie pocket, had been broken open, and some money abstracted, and from a till which had not been locked, some more money had been taken. George South, porter, in the employ of Messrs. Savory and Moore, said that shortly before 12 o'clock, on the night of the 13th of July, hearing the prisoner going down stairs he called to him, but received no answer. As the prisoner did not again come upstairs, ho went down and asked Mr Blades if he had sent the prisoner out. Mr Blades said he had not, and then went into the shop and found the till had been broken open. On making a further search he (witness) found that the prisoner had left the house by the back door, two doors which he (witness) had locked at half-past 11 being open. William Richardson, 212 C, said the prisoner was given into his custody last night in Carnaby-street, and on telling him that he was charged with breaking open a till at Messrs Savory and Moore's, ho said he knew nothing about it, and that they would not get anything out of him. Mr Blades said he heard a noise in the shop, but thought it was the prisoner putting down his bed, as he slept there. Mr Joseph Walker, another assistant, gave evidence which showed that £6 8s 9d had been abstracted from one till (the sum of a 12s being wrapped in paper in the same till and 'at untouched), and £1 19s 6d from the other. The prisoner, who made no answer to the charge, was remanded for a week. THAMES. A SAD Cass, —Mr Barratt, a vestryman of the Hamlet of Ratcliff, accompanied by the clerk to the vestry, intro duced to the notice of the magistrate, Mr Paget, a poor deaf and dumb woman named Emma Fennel, and said their excuse for speaking on behalf of the woman was that she could not speak for herself. On Saturday last her husband, a journeyman tailor, who was also deaf and dumb, was run down by a fire engine on its way to a fire in Devonport street, Ratcliff, and killed. The poor widow was left with two young children, one 5 years and the other seven months old, to maintain. The two gentlemen assured the magistrate that the bereaved widow was a very respectable and deserving woman, and in great distress. She was un able to bury the remains of her late husband. Mr Paget—Has an inquest been held ? Mr Barratt said the inquest was held yesterday morning, and a verdict of accidental death returned. He was pro ceeding to relate some other facts concerning the poor woman and her children, when Mr Faget said there was no occasion to say more. He was quite satisfied this was a very deserving case, and there was no doubt the unfortunate deceased did not hear the engine approaching him, and was knocked down and lost his life. He ordered that a sovereign should be given fiom the poor-box fund, and hoped she would moot with sympa thy from the benevolent, NARKETS—This Day. MARK-LANE. IMPERIAL WEEKLY AVERAGES. Wheat, 43s Od ; barley, 27s 3d ; oats, 21s Od ; rye, 34s Od ; beans, 37s 8d ; and peas, 35s 7d. T HE SiX WEEKS' A.VERAGES. Wheat, 415 4d • barley, 27s 7d ; oats, 21 s Od ; rye, 31s 7d ; beans, 355 34 peas, 33s 11d. ENGLISH GRAIN SOLD LAST WEEK.—Whertt, 8 4,704 • barley, .1,755 ; oats, 4,404 ; rye, 62 ; beans, 2,830 ; peas; 192 quarters. METROPOLITAN CATTLE. About an average supply of beasts, in very middling condition, was on offer in to. day's market. Prime breeds commanded a steady sale, at full prices ; otherwise, the beet trade was heavy, on former terms. A few very supe rior Scots realised bs per 81b. We were fairly supplied with sheep, for which the inquiry ruled inactive, at late curren cies. The best Downs produced 5s 4d per 81b. There was a good demand for l ambs, at full prices, viz., from 6s to 7s per 81 b. C alves were in request, and rather dearer, an d the top figure being 4s 10d. Pigs mulch cows sold heavily, at late rates. Per Sibs. to sink the offal. s, d. s, d s. el. s. d. Crse. &inf. beasts 3 4 3 8 Trimecrs-wool d 0.4 8 5 Second quality do. 3 10 4 4 I Pme. S' thdown d 0.5 2 5 4 Prime large oxen 4 6 4 8 Large orse. calves 3 8 4 Prime Scots, &c. 4 8 4 10 Prime small do 4 6 4 10 Crse. ez inf. sheep 36 4 0 ' Large hogs 3.6 4 0 Second qualityclo. 4 2 4 6 I Small porkers ... 4 2 4 6 Lambs... .6s Od to 7s Suckling calves, 168 to 225; and quarter-old store pigs, 208 to 258 each. FOREIGN SUPPLY.I TOTAL SUPPLY Beasts 140 Sheep and lambs 2,500 Cows Sheep and lambs 9,500 350 ICalves Calves ............ 550 Pigs 2901 Pige............... MEAT MARKETS. NENVGATB AND LEADENnALL.--About an avcrage Lusi ness is doing in each kind of meat, as follows : —Beef, from 3s Cd to 48 4d; mutton, 3s 2d to 4s 8d ; lamb, 5s 6d to 68 4d; veal, 3 s 8 d to 4 s 2d ; and pork, 3s 4d to 4s Gd per Sibs by the carcase. SoUTKALL, July 27.—The supply of stock was mode rately extensive, and the trade ruled steady at about pre vious quotations. Beet, from 31.1 10. to 48 10d ; mutton, 4s Od to 5s 4 d; lamp , 6a Od to 6s 8d; veal, 4s d to 4s Sd: and pork, 3s 6d to 4s 6d per Sibs, to sink the offal. ltomronn, July 27.—Prime beasts and sheep moved off freely at very full prices; otherwise, the demand was in a sluggish state. Beg, from 3s 8d to 4s 10d ; mutton, 3 8 10d to 5s 4d ; lamb, 68 Od to 7e Od ; veal, 4s 2d to 4s 8d ; and pork, 3s Sd to 4s 601 per Sibs; suckling calves, 168 t o 20s; quarter-old store pigs, 20s to 255; and mileh cows, £l4 Os to £lB Os ea HA ch, Y MARKETS. SMITHFIELD. —Old meadow hay, £4 to £5 ; new do., £3 to £1 ss; clover, £4 15s to £5 15s; and straw, £1 Gs to £1 108 per load. Trade steady. Cymnenvirrn.--Old meadow hay, £4 to £5; new do., £3 to £4 Gs ; clover, 12s to £5 152 ; and straw, £l 6s to £1 122 per tot. A fair demand, sions indicate, and the respondent during the residence of the respondent in Edinburgh. She left Edinburgh to avoid the importunities of the appellant to accede to a consummation of the marriage. She appears to have been resolved that this should not take place until they had gone through some religious ceremony in more than a solemn engagement or a promise to marry. In reference t o t ae letter written by the appellant on the subject of the respondent's supposed marriage with Mr. Shears, the noble lord said I consider the words indicate that a promise had teen given in relation to marriage, and that it must have been either a promise of marriage or else a promise to -nest the wishes of the respondent by consenting to a re ligious ceremony in a Roman Catholic place of worship. It is argued by the appellant that tLe answer to this letter is not such as would have been written by the respondent it there had been a marriage. I cannot concur in that re mark. Remembering that the respondent bad refused co habitation, that in the language of one of her lettere Pho was ehrinking from the end she yearns for, it may well bo thouht she did not know or believe that what had passed was in law a binding final marriage. The same thing has oceured in several important cases. From the subsequent acts of the parties I have drawn this conclusionthat the respondent after a struggle consented to cohabit with the appellant as as his wife and to meet him in Ireland for that purpose, depending upon the promise of the appellant that the religious cere mony should be bad in a Roman Catholic chapel. In con firmation of this I may refer to the fact that the appellant purchased a wedding ring at Dublin when on his way to meet her. This brings us to the most important part of the case—namely, as to what was said and done at Rostrevor,in Ireland. I cannot give credit to the respondent when she affirms that no intercourse took place between them pre viously to this, because, I think, the result of the evidence g at Rostrovor they c ie ah th a a b t immediately masemdiaanea-nodnwtihfee.irinmmeeyti n judgment the ceremony should be had in a Roman Catholic chapel. In confirma tion of this I may refer to the fact that the appellant pur chased a wedding ring at Dublin when on his way to meet her. This brings us to the most important part of the case —namely, as to what was said and done at Rostrevor, in ndent when she eon. them a l fa r e lramnad that. I c n a a n i u n o t t e r g a i a v u e r a c a r e t d a i a t t p o a t h a a e r b e e s t p w o previ ously to this, because, I think, the result of the evidence is that immediately on their meeting at Rostrevor they co• habited as man and wife. In my judgment the respondent instead of denying the fact, had a right to say she had con sented to their cohabitation on the faith of the contract in promise of marriage that took place in Edinburgh, and of the appellant's assurance that he would no longer object to a cere mony in the Roman Catholic place of worship. On the in quiry whether the respondent in cohabiting with the appel lant relied ore the Scotch contract or promise or on the Irish ceremony, the respondent is entitled to the effect of this fact, that she stated to the bishop what had passed between her and the appellant in Scotland, and was told by the bishop that this was a valid marriage in the sight of the Catholic Church, and he saw no advantage in any other marriage ceremony. But on being pressed by the lady, the bishop consented that a religious ceremony should be gone through, considering it would be a renewal et the marriage consent. The evidence of Mr Mooney corroborates this. At this point the noble and learned lord condemned the practices of the priest Mooney in sending a copy of a supposed entry on the registry of marriages, and for this reason unless he were corroborated no dependence could be placed upon his evi dence. In the case referred to, the bishop and he confirmed each other, The marriage had been contrasted, and to satisfy the lady's cousin the ceremony was proceeded with. After this they lived openly as husband and wife. The various acknowledgments of the appellant that the respon dent was his wife are carefully renumerated by Lord Curriehill in hill in his judgment. In reference to the argument of the appellant that both parties knew them to be necessary only to con and illicit intercourse, the answer seems to be furnished by some of Major Yelverton's letters, and it is a significant fact that the appellant has not pro duced a single letter of the respondent's addressed to him since the ceremony at Rotrevor in Ireland. The noble and learned lord was proceeding to give the opinion of an absent peer, supposed to be Lord Brougham's, who had desired him to state that efter a voluminous examination he was satisfied that there had been in Scotland that exchange of I consent which constituted marriage. Lord Chelmsford objected to any reference to the opinion of the noble and learned lord who was then absent. The Lord Chancellor said lie was not aware that he was taking an unusual course. The noble and learned lord, to whose opinion he had referred, had beard the whole of the arguments, and it was in consequence of his noble and learned friend being compelled to leave the house that had led him to do so. The noble and learned lord then resumed his judgment, and was of opinion that the consent to cohabit in Ireland, and the respondent relied upon what had taken place in Scotland, although it was to be followed by a reli gious ceremony. Ho believed that the Roman Catholic ceremony was a legal solemnisation of marriage, and that there was and is a legal marriage between the appellant and respondent, and that they are now legally man and wife. Lord Wensleydale, who spoke in so low a tone of voice as to be scarcely audible in the gallery, was understood to say that, in order to decide whether there had been a legal marriage, they must enquire what was neces sary to constitute a marriage in Scotland. He thought it was clear that there was no marriage in Scotland either per verbs de presenti or in futuro. The noble and learned lord then examined at some length the evidence, and considered that the evidence of Mr Mooney was quite insufficient to prove that Major Yelverton acknowledged it, and that was the only evidence of an acknowle d gm ent on his part. Th ere was no ev id ence o f a marriageof oapniyawielinerthatestphee cially in Scotland, and he was p r opositions of the respondent did not consider that there clearlyhad d He been not been anypremise of marriag e , a lth oug h there were many a mbiguous statements. They w ere , however, too am bi guo us to be construed into a promis e o f m arriage. He maintained. was of opinion that the decision of the court below ought to be reversed. Lord Chelmsford next delivered his judgment. The onus of proofs he said was upon the respondent. The whole of the voluminous evidence had been thrown loosely before their lordships in order a pp ar ently that they might extract from it a marriag e on either one of the grounds alleged by the respondent. It appeared to him that there had been a great deal of preliminary ma ter imported into the inquiry. For instance it was hardly i n ascertainingnecessary to occupy t' -, e time of th e i r lordshipsthe position in life of the parents cf t he respondent. Jf the fact was proved, the antecedent probability or improbability was of no use, and all other convictions might be set aside. Neither was it necessary, he thought, to inquire into the conduct of the respondent prior to these transactions. It was clear that there had been a dangerous correspondence between the parties, but he would not stop to inquire what Was the motive of the appellant in continuing that corre spondence. The conclusion he drew from the early corre pondence was, that the interviews at Galata and in the Crimea raised an assu ranc e in th e m i n d of the respondent that the appellant would marry her if certain obstacles were re moved, and her expectations were no doubt heightened by what took place. He believed that up to this time there had been no promise of marriage between the parties. The noble and learned lord proceeded to consider the modes in which marriages might be a mutual con tracted in Scotland ; Ist, by promise in proctiti; and 2d, by a written promise of m ar riage, followed by a copuia as a result of the promise. He then examined the allegations of the respondent, in one or other of these ways she became the wife of the respondent. It was to be ob served that in none of their letters they spoke of each other as husband and wife, indeed, the whole of the correspond ence seemed strongly opposed to,any marriage or promise of marriage. It was not necessary for him to dwell on the remainder of this correspondence, which was not in the usual style of epistolary i n t e rcourse between husband and wife. With regard to the visit to Manchester he a believed that Manchester was merely rendezvous to arrange their continental trip, and that the object of the respondent in visiting the cathedral was merely to clothe their intercourse with the appearance of a religious ceremony, and that she had nothing in view of a more binding nature. Returning t o the visit to Ireland, the noble lord contended that the respondenthad taken everystep to baffie and perplex the witnesses in reference to the co habitation, which had a most important bearing on the respondent's case. It showed that the meeting in Ire land was not with a view to the celebration of a marriage, bat that the ceremony at Rostrevor was the result of an afterthought between the parties. He thought it was abundantly proved that the appellant was a Protestant within the meaning of the act of Parliament, for they proved that whenever he attended a place of religious wor ship it was in connection with the Protestant Church. He looked upon Father Mooney's evidence with regard to the declaration of the appellant as to a former marriage with much suspicion; but, as;unring ils correctness, and that the 691 8! 114 I 43 21 1.6 67 6i The Wimbledon Meeting, COMPETITION FOR THE MARQUIS OF TWEEDDALE'S PRIZES. This interesting competition was continued yes terday at the London Scottish ranges at Wimble don. No new competitor fired yesterday, the pro ceedings being confined to carrying on the trials of guns which had made targets on previous days, and to firing second guns where the competitors have entered more than one of the same kind. The first of the muzzle loaders to fire was Mr Rigby, who fired his second 100 rounds. Though an excellent shot, this gentleman has not had the training to qualify him for shining in a match where rapid loading forms an essential element. Profiting by the experience of the first day he discarded the powder-flask, and had his ammunition made up in paper tubes, but the end stopped with a felt wad. Iu loading the wad was withdrawn, the powder poured in, and the ramrod passed through the tube to ram home the bullet. Though inferior to the Whitworth plan of cartridge, inasmuch as it in volved loss of time in pouring in the powder, it enabled Mr Rigby to get through his 100 rounds in 38 minutes, as against 601 minutes with the flask. Very gcod shooting was made; but, from the fact of the shots " grouping," owing to the wind, en the right plate of the target, the score was not so good as it otherwise would have been. The same cause led to a similar result in the case of the Whitworth, suggesting to the observer how much better it would be, in such a competition, to fire at a large experi mental target, to find the centre of the group of shots in the usual way, and obtain the absolute value of each rifle's performance. Mr Rigby used the plain horizontal bar backlight, which would be so great an improvement on service rifles, and a bead foresight ; but as the bend had got broken off he was obliged to make shift with the stem. The following was the result of his practice : 100 rounds, 500 yards, 38 min. 31 sec. time, 17 bull's-eyes, 3 0 con tres, 31 outers, no ricos., 22 misses, no miesfires—making a score of 220 marks. The ten accuracy shots made 23 marks. The rifle kept perfectly clean, the last round loading as easily as the first. Mr. Rigby used the shell bullets, which are found to give much more accurate practice than the solid-fronted sere vice projectile. The Whitworth large-bore was fired for the third time, but from the circumstance referred to, and from more misses being made, the score did not equal the first and second days' performance. Mr. Lem) got through his 100 rounds in 24 min, 56 sec., making 20 buil's-eyes, 42 centres, 25 eaters, and 13 misses, no ricochets, no missfires, making a score of 256 marks. The ten shots for accuracy produced 27 marks. Not a shot struck the left plate of the target, and but for the " grouping" being too much to the right, a much higher score would have bean made. The competition as re. gards muzzle-loaders may be considered as decided in favour of Mr. Whitworth's large-bore, Mr. Rigby making a good second. Indeed, eliminat ing from the calculation the difference due to the skill of the men, it would probably be found that the difference in the accuracy of the arms is very small indeed. The present trial is as much a trial of the skill in shooting of gun-makers, as of the merits of different kinds of guns. Mr. Cooper's breech-loader was the first fired. This was the second course of 100 rounds. The rifle worked well and rapidly, and there were no miss fires. The practice was not good, but it would be unfair to condemn this or any other rifle for what was, in all probability, more the fault of the man behind it than of the arm itself. The time taken in firing the 100 rounds was 13 min 19 sec. These were no bull's-eyes ; 11 centres, 10 outers, 6 rico chets, and 73 misses, all pattered round the target in a way that would have been as unpleasant to a body of men stationed there as if every shot had been a bull's-eye. In the ten shots for accuracy only one hit was made, and that a bull's-eye. Mr. Brown, as skilful an operator with the breech loader as Mr. Leese with the muzzle-loader, fired the Henry rifle, and showed himself, under circum stances of considerable difficulty, to be the right man in the right place. Two mishaps occurred to his rifle while he was firing, either of which would have been sufficient to spoil the shooting of most men. Mr. Brown, however, lost only a few minutes in remedying the accidents (41 minutes according to Captain Knight, 19th Regiment, who had charge of the trials), and finished up by making the best score of the day. Early in the 100 rounds the little Blaring for jerking out the cartridge cases broke, and jammed the breech-piece ; extricating this at the expense of a gash on the back of the forefinger, Mr. Brown got on the target the very next shot, and kept on until a cartridge breaking, the ramrod had to be used to drive out the bullet, and the loose powder wiped clean out of the chamber. The ramrod, on the principle that misfortunes never come singly, of course had stuck fast. Grasping the burning hot barrel to draw this, he severely blistered all the fingers of his left hand. Notwithstanding this complication of misfortunes, Mr. Brown got his next shot well on to the target, finishing up his 100 rounds in 18 minutes 36 seconds, and making the excellent target of 25 bull's-eyes, 47 centres, 50 outers, And 8 misses, or a total score of 281 marks. The ten shots for accuracy gave a score of 26 marks. This, and his first day's shoot. ing of 259 marks in 17 minutes 12 seconds, placed the Henry so far ahead of all other competitors as to leave no doubt of his taking the prize for breech loaders. Sergeant Gray, R A., fired a navy rifle converted to a breech loader on Messrs Green's plan, and made a very fair target. The time taken was 24 minutes 50 seconds for the 100 rounds. The total score was 207 marks, made up of 15 eyes, 31 centres, 27 outers, 9 ricochets, Ricochets not being counted, the misses of course amounted to 27. The Wontstorm rifle fired was a converted long Enfield, which had seen considerable service, both as muzzle loader and as breech loader, the object being to show that hard work did not impair the efficiency of these arms. The "shooter," however, was not forthcoming, and the' competition as re gards the Montstorm would have come to an end by the rifle being withdrawn, had not Mr. Braendlin, the representative of the proprietors, been desirous of refuting some absurd statements that the rifle heated so much by rapid firing as to explode the cartridge. He therefore fired himself, satisfactorily accomplishing his object of showing that the rifle did not heat snore than any other, but making a score very inferior to the performance of all the volunteers who tried it for the first time in the late competition at Wimbledon. The 100 rounds took 19 minutes 26 seconds. The score was only 36 marks, being two bull's-eyes, six centres, and five outers. There were no misefiree, if the mistake of placing an exploded cap on a nipple be not taken into account. The ammunition used with the Mont storm is Gladstone's skin cartridge, the invention of Capt. M. Hayes, R.N. This excellent cartridge is used exclusively in the navy for muzzle-loading small arms. There may be some valid objection to its being adopted for the army ; but it is certain that by the use of this, or some other " whole"cartridge in which bullet and powder are inserted together and rammed down by one operation, the rapidity of fir© of the En field could be nearly doubled, and many advantages of the breech-loader secured. The mervellous rapidity of the Whitworth, four shots per minute, is due to a great extent to the superiority of the cartridge. Instead of the two simple operations of inserting and ramming home, which are all that are re quired with a ";whole" cartridge, the service cart ridge for the land service requires no less than six, and obliges the operator to be erect and motion . less to load at all. First, the top has to be notes . isted and torn off. It the marksman is not excee in din this y careful, he loses a few grains of p r r operation. Next, the powder has to be carefully poured down the barrel. W ithout care a little more is spilt, and if any haste is employed th e chances are that a few g rains more are left in the powder case. Third l y , the cartridge has to be re versed ; fourthly, the end of the bullet inserted in the barrel; fifthly, the cartridge-case broken off and thrown away ; and, lastly, the bullet rammed home. This complicated performance is difficult and slow when the soldier is s'exindieg erect, and is almost impossib l e when lying down or when on the mov e, It will probably be three or four years before a breech -loading rifle for the army is decided on, manufactured,and placed in the hands of the troops. In the meantime, - if some enlightened patriot like the Marquis of Tweeddale offered a prize for a whole cartridge mashie for military service, the efficiency of our present service arms would be vastly increased. The 2,000 yards competition for telescopic rifles has been postponei until next May. The Council, seeing the advantage that is likely to accrue from such a course in stimnlatisg invention, have under discussion the propriety of giving £lOO for the best military breech-loader, the competition to take place at the same time as for the telescope rifles. SECOND EDITION. SUN OFFICE, HALF-PAST 4 O'CLOCK. ;SPORTING INTELLIGENCE,--This Day. GOODWOOD RACES—Tries DAY. (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH,) GOODWOOD CUP. Dollar East Lancashire.. Ranger Ten ran. 12Tu BENTINCK STAKES. Old Orange Girl w. 0. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT --............ 1i HOUSE OF LORDS—L as t Evening. Lord REDESDALE, in the absence of the Lord Chancel for, took his seat on the woolsack at two o'clock. POOR RELIEF METROPOLIS BILL. Lord WODEHOUSE moved the second reading of this hill, the object of which is to provide for the wayfaring wandering poor. The iirl of POWIS did not approve of the method proposed to be adopted for the collection .of the money to La expenthd is the relief of the casual poor. Earl FORTESCUE condemned the delay that hat taken plane in introducing a measure of the nature then bafore the house. He was, however, thankful that a bill had been brought forward, and although he did not ap.. prove of the machinery for earry'ag it into effect, h e should give it his support. Lord REDESDALE said the Poor Law Board was very blameable in delaying the introduction of such a bill until the last day or two of the session. The measure was a very crude one, and there was no time for amendment. He thought it injudicious to accede to the passing of the measure during the present session, and unfair to ask Parliament to do so. He moved that the bill be read a second time that day three months. After a short discussion, the amendment was negatived without a division, and the bill was read a second time. THIRD READINGS. The following bills were read a third time and passel : Harwich Harbour Act Amendment—Portsmouth Dock yard (Acquisition of Lands)—Local Government Supple mental (No. 2)—Criminal Justice Act (1855) Eaten lion—Armagh Archiepiscopal Revenues—Consolidated Fund (Appropriation)—New Zealand (Guarantee of Loan) Public Works (Manufacturing Districts — Poor Removal—Pier and Harbour Orders Confirmation— Sheriffs Substitute (S3otland)—D rainage and Improvement of Lands (Ireland) Supplemental—West Indian Encum ,bered Estates Acts Amendment—Fortifications (Provision. for Expenses). LIMITED PENALTIES BILL. The bill passed through committee, and was reported without amendment. CRANBOURN-STREET BILL. This bill was read a second time and committed. Their lordships then adjourned. HOUSE OF COMMONS—Last Evening. The SPEAKER took the chair at five minutes past 12 o'clock. DUNDEE CHURCHES AND HOSPITAL BILL. This bill was read a third time and passed. THE NEW CANON OF WESTMINSTER. Mr H. SEYMOUR gave notice that to-morrow he would ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if the newly appointed Canon of Westminster, who is ex officio rector of St. Margaret's, Westminster, is to receive a fixed stipend, or a proportion of the gross income of the Canonry; and, if so, what proportion. STANDING ORDERS REVISION. The house proceeded to further consider the standing orders, Nos. 7,8, and 9, and also to report of the select committee. After the matter had made some progress, Mr. ROEBUCK moved that the debate be adjourned until next session. Sir J. SHELLEY seconded the motion. After some remarks from Mr LOWE and Mr D. GRIFFITH, Lord PALMERSTON suggested that the matter should bo postponed. Very little private business was taken in the first week of a session, and this then might be con sidered. The House then divided on the question of the adjourn ment of the debate— For the adjournment Against it Majority .. —37 . _ The discussion was then continued. Some amendments having been introduced, the new re solutions forming the new standing orders were at five o'clock agreed to. NAVAL DISCIPLINE BILL. On the motion of Mr CHILDERS this bill was read a third time and passed. HIGHWAYS ACT AMENDMENT BILL. The Lords' Amendments to this bill were considered and agreed to. JUDGMENTS, &c., LAW AMENDMENT BILL. The Lords' Amendments to this bill were considered and agreed to. CONTAGIOUS DISEASES BILL. The Lords' amendments to this bill were considered and agreed to. THAMES CONSERVANCY BILL. On the motion that the Lords' amendments to this bill be agreed to, Mr. LOCKE complained that the Lords had struck out a clause passed by the House of Commons prohibiting Kingston from casting its sewage into the Thames. He moved, as an amendment that the Lords' amendment be disagreed with. Mr HUTT said that during the recess the Government would consider the bill. _ _ _ The amendment was withdrawn, and the Lords' amend ments were agreed to. MUTUAL SURRENDER OF CRIMINALS (PRUSSIA) BILL. This bill was withdrawn by Sir G. Grey. TITLES IN IRELAND. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL for IRELAND obtained leave to bring in a bill for the recording of titles in Ire land. COURTS OF CONCILIATION. Mr BOUVERIE obtained leave to bring in a bill to establish courts of conciliation. V,le house adjourned at 5 minutes to 6. SHIPPING-THIS DAY, LONDON, July 28.—Wind this day at noon—South- Westerly; moderate breeze and fine weather, but rather cloudy. FentouTrt, July 27.—Wind N.W,—Arrived—Kent , from London for Port Phillip. BRISTOL, July 26.—Wind S.W.—Arrived—Prem ier,% from Demerara. COWES, July 27.—Wind S.W.—Arrived—G. Welen from Callao for Rotterdam. Pomoran— from (BY MAGNETIC TELEGRAPH') GRAVESEND, Thursday Morning, Arrived, July 27—Exact, from Badagog. Arrived, July 28—Ignis Fetuss► from Megador__.W Gillett, from Matauzis—St. Bede, from Jamaica—Grace and Jane, from Manzanilla:—.Offering, from Pelesco, from Leghorn—Ovaia, from Quebec—Aii,,, Foreign Mail Packet List. MAILS DUE. Eitiatr o, and Mauritius, via Southampton . Aug. 18 via Marseilles Aug. 12. brazil and Cape Verds, by British packet Aug. 4. Singapore, via Solithal Ascension, and St. Helena Aug. 29. upton.Aug. 2. via Marseille* July 28 . Siapefsof?eonoand gH,oapiaed, Falkland 151and5..,,~ Gibraltar, via Southampton r : u nd lda i li a ta : ,( C ß a o l in cu b t a t y a) ) , , and via s C o e u y t l h o nm n, p vi t a o :o . u . thampton.. j A u u l g y72 : via Marseilles.... July 28. July . via Marseilles Aug. 4. Portugal Egypt., and Aden, via Southampton July —•— via Marseilles July 28. Newfoundland Oporto and Vigo U. S. and BritisLN. America, byby U.S, Brit. packet.... ....Aug. 3. All parts of West Indies, including C ing a C i t al i, California. and British Columbia.. .......... 1 J y 9 i F p e a r c u k , e t i .J u u 1 1 y 229: THE HARTEST.—Ihe weather was excessive ly dry and sultry in the eastern count ies on Saturday. Sunday, and Monday. On Monday nigh t, however, a highly ac ceptable shower fell, and greatly revived vegetation, which presented on Tuesday a decidedly improved appearance. The want of water was beginning to be keenly felt. As regards the harvest cutting operations v.-ill Lccome general in a few days. Tho yield will not cseeed an average, if, indeed, it reaches that etan.lard,